Chapter 251: The aftermath of witchcraft
While they were talking, a palace maid came to report,
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has woken up."
Xiao Jingheng took a deep breath, and the sadness on his face was gone, and his brows showed joy.
"I'll go in and take a look."
The inner chamber was not big, and Concubine Chen had just given birth and did not have the energy to deal with so many people congratulating her.
So the empress dowager asked all the concubines to stay outside, and only she, the little princess, followed Xiao Jingheng into the house to visit Concubine Chen.
At that time, Concubine Chen was lying weakly on the couch.
She was the most beautiful flower in the imperial city, but now she was wilting and almost withered.
Even so, when she saw Xiao Jingheng coming in, she still tried her best to tidy up the hair that was stuck to her forehead by sweat, and tried hard to smile at Xiao Jingheng, wanting to show her best side in front of the man she loved most.
"Thank you for your hard work, my dear."
Xiao Jingheng held her hand, sat down in front of the couch, and wiped the sweat from her forehead with great tenderness.
Qingzhu held the little princess forward to show Concubine Chen.
Concubine Chen took only one look at the little fellow and her heart melted.
She stroked the child's cheek carefully, her joy overflowing with words.
"Is the second one a princess? A princess is good, a princess is good. I remember clearly before I fainted that the prince was born first. This way, I will give Your Majesty a pair of dragon and phoenix, and there will be no taboo of 'the phoenix suppressing the dragon'."
Concubine Chen let out a long sigh of relief, and the Queen Mother also smiled and said:
"What you need to do now is to take good care of yourself. Giving birth to twins will always weaken the mother's body. I will have someone take good care of you during the confinement period and will make sure you are healthy."
"Thank you, Queen."
Concubine Chen responded weakly, and then half-supported herself and looked around.
But he only saw a baby in Qingzhu's arms, so he wondered:
"Your Majesty, where is our son? I just gave birth to him, and I only heard from the nanny that he is a prince. I was so focused on giving birth that I haven't seen him yet. Your Majesty, please bring him in too? I want to see if he looks more like you or me~"
Xiao Jingheng said in a gentle voice: "The little prince was born with rheumatism, but it's not serious. Just now you fainted from exhaustion after giving birth, so I asked the imperial physician to send our son to the prince's residence and take good care of him."
When he said this, he looked directly into Concubine Chen's hopeful eyes, full of sincerity and without a flicker in his gaze.
He then carefully tucked in the corners of the quilt for Concubine Chen and said jokingly:
"You know that the disease is not serious, but if it is not treated properly it will leave scars on the body. Don't you want our child to suffer from some deficiencies in the future?"
Concubine Chen believed what Xiao Jingheng said without a doubt.
She thought that Chenghuan's shingles were doomed to a bad fate, but her biological son must be healthy and beautiful.
So she said with some regret:
"Then let the imperial physician treat you well. We still have a long time to live, and a day or two won't make a difference."
Xiao Jingheng nodded repeatedly, and after a moment of silence, he held Concubine Chen's hand tighter and said with emotion:
"You brought me a pair of dragon and phoenix, which is a good omen. I will definitely reward you with something. I am thinking of elevating our princess to the title of Princess Gulun and immediately drafting an imperial decree. I will not marry her off to the emperor. What do you think?"
But after hearing this, Concubine Chen could hardly believe her ears.
She widened her eyes in surprise, her eyes filled with a mixture of surprise and joy.
The Princess of the First Rank was supposed to be the legitimate daughter of the Empress. She would be given the honor if she was favored by the Emperor after she reached the age of 15 or was granted an imperial marriage.
The daughter of Concubine Chen was not a legitimate princess, nor did she need to marry into a royal family.
Moreover, the child was just born, and Xiao Jingheng gave her such a great honor.
How can a mother not be happy?
In her ecstasy, Concubine Chen, who had been able to hold back her tears, burst into tears.
I could only sob happily and said repeatedly:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
In the inner bedroom, there was fake laughter and joy.
In the main hall, everyone really had their own ulterior motives.
The concubines who had just burst into tears were now gathering in groups of two or three, whispering to each other, all they said were laughing at Concubine Chen's joke.
Song Zhao was pulled aside by Concubine Yao and heard Concubine Yao muttering,
"This is so satisfying. We have been bullied by her for so long, and today God has mercy on us and we have our revenge. Both of her sons died on February 16th. If I were her, I would cry until I go blind every February."
Song Zhao remained silent, just smiled and nodded in response.
Amidst the strange and sarcastic remarks, an untimely cry suddenly broke out.
Following the sound, I saw that the person covering her mouth and sobbing was Concubine Hui?
Everyone gathered around her and asked her what happened.
Then I heard Huipin crying and saying, "Wow... I just feel so sorry for the little prince. The imperial concubine was pregnant well, how could it turn out like this..."
The concubines looked at her as if she was a joke and tried to persuade her in a disjointed way.
Huipin wiped her tears with her little hands, still sobbing.
"That Ruchangzai is so mean! She made that rag doll to curse the imperial concubine, and now, something's really happened to the little prince! Woo woo woo~"
If she hadn't mentioned it, everyone would have almost forgotten about it.
This discussion is bound to cause everyone to speculate in secret.
Later, when Xiao Jingheng came out of the inner chamber, the queen hurriedly came forward and asked:
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine..."
Xiao Jingheng made a silent gesture to her and whispered, "She has calmed down for now. She shouldn't be too sad after giving birth, as it can hurt her body. Let's keep it a secret from her for a few days."
The queen nodded with a look of pity and red eyes.
After accompanying Xiao Jingheng out of the main hall, she said:
"We were praying for the imperial concubine outside just now, and everyone suddenly remembered something. We thought it might be related to the imperial concubine's sudden loss of her son today..."
Jamel Xiao raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "What?"
The Queen said in embarrassment: "Just now Huipin accidentally mentioned that she remembered that Ruchang used witchcraft to curse the Imperial Concubine... Now Ruchang is still under house arrest. Your Majesty, please take a look at this matter..." (Chapter 224)
Hearing this, Xiao Jingheng's face immediately turned gloomy, as if a storm was about to come.
He almost didn't hesitate for a moment, and suppressed his anger and said: "I originally thought that witchcraft was nonsense, and Rushi didn't know the real birth date of the imperial concubine, so even if he wanted to curse, it would be useless.
I spared her life in the past for the sake of the Mongolian king’s reputation, but now it seems that my tolerance has harmed my son! Jiang Deshun, go and bring Ru to Chaoyang Palace. I want to personally sentence her to trial.”
Ruru was under house arrest for several months. When she suddenly saw Jiang Deshun coming, she thought Xiao Jingheng was going to release her early. She smiled and approached him foolishly and asked:
"Why is Eunuch Jiang here? Did the Emperor remember me and want to release me early?"
"Humph." Jiang Deshun snorted coldly, but did not even look at her, and said sternly:
"I am going to take you out of the palace. But it is not to release you from the ban, but to send you to death!"
"What!?"
Ruchang's face lost all color and he stammered in panic, "What do you mean, eunuch?"
Jiang Deshun said coldly: "Your witchcraft is really powerful. The Royal Concubine was supposed to be blessed with auspicious dragons and phoenixes, but you cursed the little prince to death!"
After hearing the whole story, Ruchang was so frightened that her legs went limp. She held onto the door frame and barely stood up, anxiously arguing:
"No, that's not the case. This has nothing to do with me! I..."
"Forget it. If you have anything to say, you should go to the Imperial Court and explain to the Emperor."
After saying this, Jiang Deshun waved the whisk in his hand and said loudly:
"Someone, take her away!"
【Happy 520, except for the dog emperor. 】
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